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单词 prey
释义
prey
pr preɪ
Word forms: 3rd person singular present tense preys, present participle preying, past tense , past participle preyed
1 N-UNCOUNT-COLL [with singular or plural verb, usually with poss] 猎物;捕食对象 A creature's prey are the creatures that it hunts and eats in order to live. 猎物;捕食对象
  • Electric rays stun their prey with huge electrical discharges.

    电鳐能放出强大的电流把猎物击晕。

  • These animals were the prey of hyenas. [+ of]

    这些动物是鬣狗的猎物。

SYN quarry, game, kill
2See also:bird of prey 
3 VERB 捕食;以捕猎为生 A creature that preys on other creatures lives by catching and eating them. 捕食;以捕猎为生
  • The effect was to disrupt the food chain, starving many animals and those that preyed on them. [VERB on/upon noun]

    其结果就是破坏食物链,使很多动物和那些以捕食它们为生的动物饿死。

  • The larvae prey upon small aphids. [VERB + on/upon]

    这种幼虫以小蚜虫为食。

4 N-UNCOUNT [usually with poss] 伤害的对象;愚弄的对象;欺骗的对象 You can refer to the people who someone tries to harm or trick as their prey . 伤害的对象;愚弄的对象;欺骗的对象
  • Police officers lie in wait for the gangs who stalk their prey at night.

    警察设伏等待那些在晚上跟踪目标伺机作案的歹徒。

  • This burglar thought old people are easy prey.

    这个夜贼觉得老人容易下手。

5 VERB 欺凌,坑害(尤指弱者) If someone preys on other people, especially people who are unable to protect themselves, they take advantage of them or harm them in some way. 欺凌,坑害(尤指弱者) [disapproval]
  • Pam had never learned that there were men who preyed on young runaways. [VERB on noun]

    帕姆从来不知道有人专门坑骗离家出走的年轻人。

  • The survey claims loan companies prey on weak families already in debt. [VERB + on]

    这项调查声称信贷公司专对那些已经负债的弱势家庭下手。

6 VERB 不断困扰;折磨;使耿耿于怀 If something preys on your mind, you cannot stop thinking and worrying about it. 不断困扰;折磨;使耿耿于怀
  • The absence of children at Christmas preyed on Liz's mind. [VERB on noun]

    利兹因为圣诞节时孩子们不在而一直心神不宁。

  • He had been unwise and it preyed on his conscience. [VERB + on]

    他做得不太明智,这一直让他良心不安。

7 N-UNCOUNT [also a N, N to n] 受影响;受折磨;受害 If someone is prey to something bad, they have a tendency to let themselves be affected by it. 受影响;受折磨;受害
  • He was prey to a growing despair.

    他被与日俱增的绝望折磨着。

  • You were both a prey to compulsions.

    你俩都太冲动了。

8 PHRASE [VERB inflects] 控制;成为的牺牲品;受的影响 To fall prey to something bad means to be taken over or affected by it. 控制;成为的牺牲品;受的影响
  • On the flight from Paris to Toulon, Mechiche fell prey to panic.

    在从巴黎飞往土伦的航班上,梅希什惊慌失措。

  • Children in evacuation centres are falling prey to disease.

    疏散中心的孩子正受到疾病的折磨。

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